Bell-ringers

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=== Start of class activity (sometimes called do - now's) to set the stage for the day's lesson, get students thinking about what was covered in the last class, provide writing opportunities, practice ACT or AHSGE questions, and so much more ===

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 * =====ACT Practice questions - go to this you can get practice questions for the ACT in any of the subject areas. There are between 4 and 5 sets for each area with multiple questions in each set, so you could put up 3 - 5 questions for the class and have enough for at least one quarter!=====


 * =====3 Things - have students write down the 3 most important things that they learned in the previous lesson; they have to write complete sentences and it cannot be "Yesterday I learned about the brain and its parts." Instead it should be more along the lines of "The corpus callosum connects the two hemispheres of the brain and allows them to communicate with one another." (L) =====

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 * =====Quotation reflection - Put a quote on the board for students to read and respond to. There should be some parameter, such as they can't just say "I like it" they have to explain what they think it means, find a connection to the current lesson, argue both sides of it, etc. There are many quote sites on line, or you can use quotes from the paper, movies, books, or quotation books. Students could be encouraged to bring in quotes that they like or that are relevant to class discussion also. Here are a couple of quote sites. (L) =====

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//Don't open a shop unless you like to smile. Chinese Proverb //


 * Admit Slips - At the beginning of class, students jot quick responses to a prompt tied to the topic. These should not be graded. They are to help you assess what students know and guide instruction.
 * Clustering - Teacher identifies a //nucleus// word. Students work separately and then together to think of words and ideas that connect to the word, writing them around the circled word and drawing lines to connect them.